Match Report
In the standings it was Dijon 4th on 54 points, Niort 3rd on 58 — separated by 4. On recent form Niort sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Dijon ran at 1.47 scored and 1.21 conceded, Niort at 1.71 and 1.24.
Niort had not lost in 7 games. Over the last five, Dijon had taken 7 of 15 points to Niort's 13.
Stade Gaston-Gérard in Dijon, capacity 15,459, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.